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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Auroral Corona http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1986276 |
Credit & Copyright: Roi Levi
Explanation:
Cycle 25 solar maximum
made 2025 a great year for
aurora borealis
(or aurora australis)
on planet Earth.
And the high level of solar activity should extend into 2026.
So, while you're celebrating the arrival of the new year, check out this
spectacular auroral display
that erupted in starry night skies over
Kirkjufell, Iceland.
The awesome auroral corona,
energetic curtains of light streaming from directly overhead,
was witnessed during a strong
geomagnetic storm
triggered by intense solar activity near the March 2025 equinox.
This boreal skyscape captures the evocative display in a 21 frame
panoramic mosaic.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day